SCHOLARSHIPS

GEOSCIENCE/AGRICULTURE/HORTICULTURE:

GEORGE GETTINGER SCHOLARSHIP

  • Majoring in Earth Science or other water conservation related major (Agriculture, Agribusiness)
  • Full time student
  • Minimum GPA of 2.0 must be maintained at all times
  • Student who resides in the Wabash Valley Watershed region
  • Must file FAFSA each year by state deadline.

EARL & DOROTHY DIEKMAN SCHOLARSHIP

  • Agriculture Major preferred, but if not then to any major
  • Full time student who is an incoming Freshman
  • North Knox High School graduate with a 2.5 GPA or better from high school
  • Must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 at all times during scholarship period
  • Plans to transfer to Purdue University
  • Financial need is a primary consideration
  • Must file FAFSA each year by state deadline.

ANDREW W. KUEHN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

  • First consideration will be for a John Deere Program Agriculture Technology Major, secondary consideration will be for an Agribusiness Major if there are no students that meet the first consideration requirement
  • Full time traditional or non-traditional student
  • Financial need is a primary consideration
  • Priority will be given to applicants who have participated in 4-H or FFA (Future Farmers of America)
  • Priority will be given to applicants from a farming family in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, then to contiguous county, then to Southwest Indiana
  • Scholarship is renewable upon request and application if the criteria is met
  • Must file FAFSA each year by state deadline.

ELLIS MADDING SCHOLARSHIP

  • Major in an agriculture related curriculum
  • Full time student
  • First consideration will be to students from Knox County, Indiana
  • Financial need is a primary consideration
  • Must file FAFSA each year by state deadline.

CLARENCE J. & EMMA MCCORMICK SCHOLARSHIP 

  • Agriculture Majors or Related Field
  • Full time student
  • Minimum GPA of 2.0 must be maintained at all times
  • Must file FAFSA each year by state deadline.

HENRY HINKLE SCHOLARSHIP

  • Horticulture Major
  • First or second year student
  • Recipient must have and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or above at all times
  • First consideration will be for a student from Monroe County or that region of Indiana
  • Department recommendation
  • Must file FAFSA each year by state deadline.

PATRICK MCGRADY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

  • Horticulture Major or related fields; Full time student
  • Resident of the State of Indiana
  • Financial need is a consideration
  • Must have and maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above
  • Student attendance of Summer Field Day or Winter Workshop (student will be reimbursed)
  • Must file FAFSA each year by state deadline.

INDIANA CERTIFIED CROP ADVISOR PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIP

  • Majors in Crop Management or Agronomy
  • Full time students at the VU main campus
  • GPA of 2.5 or above at all times during award period
  • Traditional students in their 1st or 2nd years of study
  • Residents of Indiana and priority will be given to members of the Indiana CCA program
  • Must file FAFSA each year by state deadline.

GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP CRITERIA AND NOTIFICATION

In addition to the specific scholarship criteria, all students must meet and maintain the following scholarship guidelines.